Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts."Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 10/01/1999
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780439136358
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 32082 / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Hugo Award - Nominee
Award: Carnegie Medal - Nominee
Award: Locus Awards - Winner
Award: Bram Stoker Awards - Winner
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Winner
Award: Golden Archer Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/19/1999 pg. 195
New York Times 09/05/1999 pg. 12
Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 127
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1999 pg. 1506
Time 12/20/1999 pg. 104
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2000 pg. 822
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2000 pg. 1341
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2000 pg. 1360
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 86 - Superior,Well Above Average
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 07/01/2000 pg. 18
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 86 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 10/01/1999

About the Author
Mary GrandPré has illustrated more than twenty beautiful books, including The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, which received a Caldecott Honor; Cleonardo, the Little Inventor, of which she is also the author; and the original American editions of all seven Harry Potter novels. Her work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Wall Street Journal, and her paintings and pastels have been shown in galleries across the United States. Ms. GrandPré lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her family.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry's story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children's care reform charity Lumos.

For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.